Picture: Lot 35 is by Gimmethegreenlight out of dual Gr 1-winning champion Lady Windermere (Western Winter).
Situated high in the tranquil heart of the Hemel en Aarde Valley, the Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud has long been established as a top-class breeder of thoroughbreds.
Hemel ‘N Aarde graduates have been in fine form of late. Their ranks include Asiye Phambili, winner of both the G2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes and G3 World Sports Betting Southern Cross Stakes, Fiery Pegasus, runner up in both the G2 Betway Joburg F and M Spring Challenge and G3 Betway Fillies Mile, and Evies First, winner of the 2025 Fairview Merchants.
The farm will be bringing a four strong draft to this year’s Premier Yearling Sale, with this quartet made up of yearlings sired by Gimmethegreenlight, Rafeef, Real Gone Kid and resident sire Horizon.
Lot 35: Trip To Venus c Gimmethegreenlight -Lady Windermere
This colt shares his multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight with such champions as Got The Greenlight, Sandringham Summit, and Proceed, as well as such star G1 winning colts/geldings as Surcharge, Lucky Lad and Gimme A Prince.
A half-brother to six winners, including the useful performers Lord Windermere and Oscar Wilde, Trip To Venus is out of Equus Champion Lady Windermere, whose six wins included triumphs in both the G1 Garden Province Stakes and G1 South African Fillies Sprint. Lady Windermere herself a half-sister to three stakes winners, notably G3 Byerley Turk Plate winner Olympic Flag, is a direct descendant of Fleur, whose other notable descendants include Classic Flag and Summer Pudding, both of whom were named Horse Of The Year in South Africa.
Western Winter, the sire of Lady Windermere, is the broodmare sire of more than 60 stakes winners including champions Carry On Alice, Good Traveller and Past Master.
Lot 69: f Rafeef -Rock Trip
South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2019-2020, Rafeef goes from strength to strength as a sire. Already the sire of G1 winners Aragosta, Master Archie and Thunderstruck, Rafeef has a growing number of top-class daughters headed by such graded stakes winners as Frances Ethel, Beating Wings, Leaving Las Vegas, Mrs Browning, Chasing Happiness and this season’s G2 Western Cape Fillies Championship winner Mon Petit Cherie.
The filly on sale, a half-sister to a winner by Horizon, is out of the winning Trippi mare Rock Trip. The latter was produced by speedy Listed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Sunshine Rock, whose sire Rock Of Gibraltar enjoyed tremendous success in South Africa with a handful of runners.
Sunshine Rock hails from an outstanding female line with her relatives including Australian champion Trapeze Artist and G1 winners Boardwalk Angel, Coogee Walk and Crawl.
This filly is bred on the same Rafeef/Trippi cross as multiple graded stakes winner William Robertson, who recently won for a 13th time.
Lot 185: Lemon Drop f Horizon -Lemon Delight
Lemon Drop shares her G3 Politician Stakes winning sire Horizon with this season’s G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas runner up Scarlet Macaw, and a host of other smart performers.
This filly is out of Listed Kudex Perfect Promise Sprint runner up Lemon Delight, whose sire Flower Alley is broodmare sire of such high-class performers as Japanese champion Lucky Lilac and dual US G1 winning sire Cyberknife.
Lemon Delight, in turn, is out of a three time winning daughter of Western Winter and her granddam, Fragrant Lady, is a stakes winning daughter of Elliodor.
This is a wonderful family which has produced such top-class fillies as champion Scented Royal, high-class Hong Kong sprinter Sweet Sanette and G2 Fillies Championship winner Philippa Johnson, among others.
Lot 206: Georgie Girl f Real Gone Kid -Santiburi
Georgie Girl hails from the first crop of Snitzel’s speedy son Real Gone Kid. A six time winner from 13 starts, Real Gone Kid is out of Jet Master’s champion daughter In The Fast Lane.
Santiburi is a twice winning daughter of dual Derby winning champion High Chaparral, the broodmare sire of more than 80 stakes winners including last year’s G1 French Derby winner Look De Vega.
Out of a full-sister to the G1 placed two-year-old Playtime, Santiburi hails from the same family as New Zealand Horse Of The Year and multiple G1 winner Probabeel among many others.
Georgie Girl is bred on a similar cross to Australian star, and G1 ATC Golden Slipper runner up, Best Of Bordeaux, who was sired by Snitzel and produced by the High Chaparral mare Chateau Cheval.
For more information, interested parties are asked to contact David Hepburn-Brown on 082 898 1231.
